Camp report: Hernán Pérez's 7-RBI day leads the way as Brewers blow out Rangers

On the field: Hernán Pérez hit a three-run home run in the first, a bases-clearing double in the second and then added an RBI groundout in the fourth in what finished as a 10-1 victory over the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

"I felt good at the plate today," said Pérez, whose seven runs batted in were three short of his 22-game spring total in 2018. "I was happy to do that. I swung the bat good. I selected good pitches to hit, and that was the result."

Josh Tomlin's bid to become a member of the rotation began as well, and his one-inning "start" was about as efficient as it gets. He struck Shin-Soo Choo out looking at three straight pitches to open, then recorded first-pitch outs against Delino DeShields and Nomar Mazara to close the book on his day on just five total pitches.

"You try to make an impression as quick as you can," said Tomlin, a veteran right-hander in camp on a minor-league deal. "I haven't had nervous butterflies like that in a long time. It's good to have them back, and it's fun to have them back."

Cactus juice: There were lots of highlights for the Brewers, and a fourth-inning slide might have been the biggest. That's because it came from Jesús Aguilar, who was forced to scamper from first to third on a double roped to right by Mike Moustakas.

After Aguilar slid into the bag, he stood up, doffed his helmet and then raised his arms in the air while his teammates in the dugout and a group of Brewers fans down the third-base line cheered.

"You saw the people (clapping)," said Aguilar, who singled twice and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. "The people love me, man."